All posts by Mark Forsling

I was born in 1987 and pretty much grew up with aquariums around me in one form or another. But It wasn't until I was 14 years old that my passion for our finny friends really took off.
In 2005 I took the dip into the world of saltwater and have been a passionate reef addict ever since!

This is my Maxi-mini anemone and it just won’t sit still! It crawls out and sits out in the open for maybe a week or two only to crawl back into hiding for another week and then rinse and repeat. It crawled out again a few days ago and is now sitting smack right under [Continue reading]

It’s been awhile since I did anything with this site. Lately I’ve been mainly dabbling with Instagram, but I’m getting a bit disillusioned with social media. I figured I’d give the WordPress app a try and it seems to work quite nicely. It’s my plan to go back to using this site as my main [Continue reading]

So I stumbled into my aquarium room last night with flashlight in hand as I often do to check up on the denizens of the night, and as I looked into one of my 16 gallon reefs I was not at all prepared for what I was about to see. Little larvae, swarming by the [Continue reading]

One of the things that makes this hobby so amazing are all the wondrous and strange creatures that can crop up in their tank and even pests or potential pests can bring a measure of fascination. One of these enigmatic creatures is Zanclea Margaritae, a hydroid that lives on Acropora corals and is described by [Continue reading]

So I kind of ended up pulling out a lot of rocks with soft corals that had gotten out of hand from my tanks and ended up starting a new 10 gallon softie tank. I had a BLAU Nano LED Light freshwater lamp laying around which I had intended for my refugium but didn’t quite cut it, so [Continue reading]

After more than 2 wonderful years together the end has come. I went to try and feed her this morning and she was gone… it looked like she was just laying in the sand sleeping peacefully. The last few days have been quite heartbreaking as she has wasted away, unable to eat. But how she loved [Continue reading]

Well a slight exaggeration, but not by much! A few years ago I donated a branch from one of my Montipora colonies to the “Maritime Museum & Aquarium” of Gothenburg, or “Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet Göteborg” as it is known here in Sweden. I am pleased to say that little branch has done well for itself and grown into a full colony, [Continue reading]

The thing about this hobby is that it is always remains a learning experience, be it 1 year, 5 or even 10 and beyond. No matter how far you have come, you still make mistakes, re-evalute and learn. And sometimes even decisions made years ago can come back and bite you in the proverbial butt. My [Continue reading]

So I recently read THIS article on National Geographic and was instantly disappointed by how their standards have nosedived. The article is based on outdated data and filled with misinformation and even pure lies, so I kind of felt like I had to say a thing or two on the subject and made this little [Continue reading]